Repast (film)

Meshi
Japanese theatrical release poster
Kanjiめし
Directed byMikio Naruse
Written by
Produced bySanezumi Fujimoto
Starring
CinematographyMasao Tamai
Music byFumio Hayasaka
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 23 November 1951 (1951-11-23) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Repast (めし, Meshi) is a 1951 Japanese drama and shōshimin-eiga film directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Setsuko Hara.[1][2][3] It is based on the final and unfinished novel by Fumiko Hayashi,[4] and was the first in a series of adaptations of her work by the director.[5]

  1. ^ a b "めし (Repast)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "めし (Repast)". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Anderson-Richie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Russell, Catherine (2011). Classical Japanese Cinema Revisited. New York and London: Continuum International. pp. 106f. ISBN 978-1-4411-1681-9.
  5. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 268–273. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.